Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
0.3%
Georgia
Lowest
0.0%
Niger
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,528
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 0.3% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.0% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 42.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (up 6,841.5%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 91.3%).
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | up 21.5% | flat |
| 3 | Kosovo | 0.3% | 2017 | up 6,841.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.3% | 2017 | up 6,841.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 6 | Albania | 0.2% | 2019 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 7 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 217.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 136.3% | rising |
| 10 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 178.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2010 | up 104.4% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2014 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 13 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 414.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 282.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2018 | up 353.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2016 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 18 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 19 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 21 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 22 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 47.6% | falling |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2019 | down 45.4% | flat |
| 25 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 53.5% | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 27 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 29 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 30 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 293.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2016 | up 558.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | up 132.7% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 36 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 37 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 38 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 39 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | up 167.6% | falling |
| 40 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2013 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 42 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 44 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 45 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 46 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 47 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2006 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 48 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 175.5% | rising |
| 49 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 50 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 51 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 52 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | up 22.7% | flat |
| 53 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 21.9% | flat |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 55 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 56 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 56.0% | falling |
| 57 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2017 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2011 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2010 | up 230.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 63 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 278.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 65 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 47.9% | falling |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 67 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 70 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 30.1% | flat |
| 71 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 72 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2020 | up 479.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2019 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 74 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2019 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 75 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 76 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | up 54.4% | flat |
| 77 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2019 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 78 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 81 | Peru | 0.0% | 2021 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 82 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2021 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 83 | Romania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2018 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 86 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2019 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 87 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 88 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 89 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2018 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 90 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | down 68.0% | rising |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2013 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 93 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 199.5% | rising |
| 96 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 97 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2018 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 98 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 99 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 102 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 103 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 204.7% | falling |
| 106 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 91.3% | volatile |